Pegida, a German organization opposed to what they say is the "islamization" of the Western world, has a growing number of supporters. What does this says about Germany?
Source: The International New York Times
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Monique Wijbrands
posted on January 25, 2015 at 9:44
Client the New Republic.
The piece is about the lack of humanities classes in the American schools, such as the emphasis on art, music, literacy or philosophy at an early stage of education. And the author suggests some ideas how it can be solved.
Finding Their Feet.
An article about the aims to move away from large traditional care homes for children, to smaller homes that encourage independence. Preparing teenagers to fly the nest.
Big and popular is not always good. The future of Blue Banana (a discontinuous corridor of urbanisation in Western Europe, with a population of around 111 million. It stretches approximately from North West England in the north to Northern Italy in the south).
Ever since Edward Snowden's security leaks, comparisons have been made between the NSA and the Stasi, the infamous German security agency during the cold war. Yet there are some important differences.